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This document details the procedure to follow when building a release for general download. Other documents related to this one include the [[Developer Area/Version Numbering Policy|Version Numbering policy]] and the [[Developer Area/Release Policy|Release Policy]].
Mahara creates 2 major releases per year (April: XX.04.0, and October: XX.10.0). We also create 'minor point' releases when we need to add urgent fixes and security updates (e.g. XX.04.1, XX.04.2 etc).  Doing minor point releases is slightly different to doing a major release. On a major release, we apply any security and bug fixes that are included in the release as a minor point ''update'' to other supported versions. Minor point ''releases'' are for security fixes or urgent bug fixes - these happen between major releases.


For the purposes of these instructions, assume we are releasing version X.Y.Z of Mahara.
==Overview==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!'''STAGES'''
!'''Release Candidate'''
!'''Major release'''
'''(XX.XX.0)'''
!'''Minor point release'''
'''(XX.XX.1 etc)'''
|-
|'''1. Release prep'''
|RC Prep
|'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Pre-release|Major Prep]]'''
|Minor Prep
|-
|'''2. The Release''' - Outcome: zip file is on Launchpad (a major release + 3 minor points)
|'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_Candidate|RC Release]]'''
|'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_day|Major Release]]'''
|[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Minor Release|'''Minor Release''']]
|-
|'''3. Release follow-up admin'''  - forums, bug report updating, admin etc
|'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_Candidate_Follow_Up|RC Follow up]]'''
|✅
|✅
|-
|'''4. Community site upgrades'''
|NA
|✅
|NA
|-
|'''5. Minor point updates''' for all supported versions and clients who have paid for that support package
|NA
|✅
|✅
|-
|'''6. Retro workshop'''
|NA
|✅
|NA
|}


===Release steps===
==Links to documentation==


#[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Pre-release|Pre-release steps]]
#A week before the release: [[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Comms|Comms]]
#[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_day|Release day steps]]
#[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Pre-release|Pre-release steps for developers]]
#[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_day|Release day steps for developers]]


Older pages kept for reference:
====Extra info for devs====


*[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Major Release|Major release]]
*[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Creating_a_GPG_key|Creating a GPG key]]
*[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Release Candidate|Release candidate]]
*[[Developer Area/Version Numbering Policy|Version Numbering policy]]
*[[Developer Area/Old release Instructions|Old release instructions]] (The content was previous populated this page)
*[[Developer Area/Release Policy|Release Policy]]
*[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_script|Release script]]
 
 
'''OLD DOCUMENTATION (Beware: only kept for posterity)'''
 
*[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Old Major Release|Old Major release]]
*[[Developer Area/Old release Instructions|Old release instructions]]
*[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Old Release script|Old Release script]]


====Subpages====
[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Creating_a_GPG_key|Creating a GPG key]]
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 16 Haziran 2022

Mahara creates 2 major releases per year (April: XX.04.0, and October: XX.10.0). We also create 'minor point' releases when we need to add urgent fixes and security updates (e.g. XX.04.1, XX.04.2 etc). Doing minor point releases is slightly different to doing a major release. On a major release, we apply any security and bug fixes that are included in the release as a minor point update to other supported versions. Minor point releases are for security fixes or urgent bug fixes - these happen between major releases.

Overview

STAGES Release Candidate Major release

(XX.XX.0)

Minor point release

(XX.XX.1 etc)

1. Release prep RC Prep Major Prep Minor Prep
2. The Release - Outcome: zip file is on Launchpad (a major release + 3 minor points) RC Release Major Release Minor Release
3. Release follow-up admin - forums, bug report updating, admin etc RC Follow up ✅ ✅
4. Community site upgrades NA ✅ NA
5. Minor point updates for all supported versions and clients who have paid for that support package NA ✅ ✅
6. Retro workshop NA ✅ NA

Links to documentation

  1. A week before the release: Comms
  2. Pre-release steps for developers
  3. Release day steps for developers

Extra info for devs


OLD DOCUMENTATION (Beware: only kept for posterity)

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